Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-05
KILLING az CAZagl:EE.
EarI Brown Sends = Bullet Into ths Brain
CT Albert AccEet-.


EarI Brown Sends = BULLET Into tho Brain
CT ALBERT AecEet-
Special to the Gazette,
CLKBURNE, TEX, Nov. The peace
and harmony OF our usually quiet little
city was broken last night by the report
OF pistol shots in the Paragon saloon.
But little time elapsed before quite q
crowd OF citizens rushed TO the saloon 10
ascertain the cause of this midnight dis
turbance, and found Albert L0ckett lYIrg
PROSTATE on the floor with q 44.calioer
bullet hole through his brain. The par-
ticulsrs are about SO follows:
About lI30 O'Clock last night EATt
Brown, Albert Locket5, Charlie Stephens
azd Tobe Shsw entered The Paragon sa-
loon and called Tor s luncn, all tour seem
ed 30 be the bas1 Of friends.
WHILE they we're eating, Earl Brown
without warning any one OF bis intention,
drew his pistol and fred two shots a. Al
bert Lockett, ore hitting him Just above
the left eye and ranged upward, striking
snd fracturing the skull On top Of the
head, thea ranged downward, coming ont
behind. Brown then turned on the 9th
ers and made everybody leave the saloon
| except the bartender. Frank Bl2nt0n. He
told Rl2nton 10 stop SDd give him s. pint
| Of whisky, at Ghe same time TemarklEg
shat ne had Just cause for shooting Lock
EFT. After getting his whisky Blown m&da
| his escape through the back entrance CT
the saloon. Shaw and Stephens say il
there WAS any trouble between Brown and
iLcckett they knew nothing Of it, and
they are st g loss to knew the Cause OF
Browns strange ccliops. RroWn has not
been caught yet. Albert L3Ckett Is in
quite g critical condition and but little
nope is entertained for his recovery. Tic
is d young ID2a about tWeuty-t1ree years
old. Be, has almost been raised in
Cleburne, and enjoys q reputation fol
peace aRd sobriety.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
M. Allen, VINO keeps the lunch stant
ia tho PARAGON, says the boys came for {
lunch to his stand, from visit to ore o,
the laWd houses, and while eating beg3I
disputing nbou5 one Of the women
After they got through eating they
stepped aside end SOON the dispute
heated iaGO G quarrel. BrcWA ant
! Lockett called each other hard names
and suddenly Brown drew pistol cnt
putting it by the side Of LockettB keaC
fired. This shot did no damsge and
: IS not believed IL Was Intended to lit. A
{ a1y rate g second shot was imme0iatel.
! fred Withsgood aim and probably f3ta
effect. Allen fell behind his counter q
soon as the FIST shot was fired. Ehe1
4 LockeGt fell Earl made Snsw and Seven
} Ieave Inc house and Jhs0 la7elcd BIZ
pistol at the bartender, telling lii
i Iaat he was going to kill hin
: The bartender went towards hiT
= and said be was his go1d Irield, &c
- and Earl sgrecd 20 compromise by dc
: manding pint CT whisky, which va
l, given him. About this tiGle Sol K2cinaa
e came Walking into the saloon a0t Brow
:. with pistol poi-ted, sod him % SCI Gu
( He went Cuf. Then Earl said ne he
al eeaGg Killed CBe end lhat ne would IL
= kill any ua9re, and That he mast &c. ava.
= With that oe LIT,
2 LQckett died about $50 1his evening
;; The cGicefs have b22n hunting BGoWn 4
. day, Qut II No avail.